MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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